SENIOR MANAGER PROJECTS

Findr; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Findr seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end construction projects from design to closeout in Dubai. You will coordinate consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to meet scope, cost, time, and quality targets, while ensuring safety and compliance.

The role requires a Ten-year UAE track record in high-rise interiors and civil works, with strong leadership and contract management skills to drive value-engineering and timely approvals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Minimum 10 years’ construction experience, including interiors and civil works.
• UAE experience in high-rise residential and commercial towers is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, including FIDIC.
• Comprehensive understanding of the construction process, building products, construction details, regulations and quality standards.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera and Aconex.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, commercial and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope objectives budgets schedules and work plans establish effective planning tracking governance and reporting systems.
• Lead the complete project lifecycle including design tendering procurement construction commissioning handover and closeout.
• Manage consultants designers main sub-contractors suppliers and project resources ensure performance deliverables and contractual obligations are met.
• Review designs specifications constructability cost estimates and value-engineering proposals to achieve cost-effective compliant and buildable solutions.
• Coordinate statutory approvals permits NOCs and authority submissions ensuring timely clearances.
• Manage tendering and procurement including RFPs BOQs technical commercial evaluations contractor prequalification negotiations contract finalization and procurement budgets.
• Administer contracts monitor compliance variations claims change orders payment procedures contractual correspondence and risks with strong focus on claims avoidance.
• Lead site execution through regular site visits progress monitoring and coordination of technical commercial teams resolve construction design manpower and schedule issues promptly.
• Control project time cost quality cash flow and resources maintain budgets forecasts and financial reports and highlight deviations requiring management decisions.
• Monitor contractor subcontractor performance construction schedules quality standards HSE requirements and environmental compliance.
• Manage project risks delays disruptions variations and extensions of time develop corrective and contingency actions.
• Lead progress meetings stakeholder coordination and project reporting maintain accurate project documentation and document control.
• Coordinate with Finance and other departments to ensure accurate information flow and effective resource utilization.
• Establish project governance and integrated operational plans ensure lessons learned are captured and implemented.
• Complete project closure documentation handover snagging and resolution of post-handover issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coordination

Commercial skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Aconex

Job description

Role Overview

Responsible for the end-to-end management and successful delivery of construction projects from design and tendering through execution handover and closeout Ensure projects meet approved scope cost timelines quality functionality safety and contractual requirements while leading project teams and coordinating consultants contractors suppliers authorities and stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

• Define project scope objectives budgets schedules and work plans establish effective planning tracking governance and reporting systems
• Lead the complete project lifecycle including design tendering procurement construction commissioning handover and closeout
• Manage consultants designers main sub-contractors suppliers and project resources ensure performance deliverables and contractual obligations are met
• Review designs specifications constructability cost estimates and value-engineering proposals to achieve cost-effective compliant and buildable solutions
• Coordinate statutory approvals permits NOCs and authority submissions ensuring timely clearances
• Manage tendering and procurement including RFPs BOQs technical commercial evaluations contractor prequalification negotiations contract finalization and procurement budgets
• Administer contracts monitor compliance variations claims change orders payment procedures contractual correspondence and risks with strong focus on claims avoidance
• Lead site execution through regular site visits progress monitoring and coordination of technical commercial teams resolve construction design manpower and schedule issues promptly
• Control project time cost quality cash flow and resources maintain budgets forecasts and financial reports and highlight deviations requiring management decisions
• Monitor contractor subcontractor performance construction schedules quality standards HSE requirements and environmental compliance
• Manage project risks delays disruptions variations and extensions of time develop corrective and contingency actions
• Lead progress meetings stakeholder coordination and project reporting maintain accurate project documentation and document control
• Coordinate with Finance and other departments to ensure accurate information flow and effective resource utilization
• Establish project governance and integrated operational plans ensure lessons learned are captured and implemented
• Complete project closure documentation handover snagging and resolution of post-handover issues

Qualifications

• * Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.*
• * Minimum 10 years’ construction experience, including interiors and civil works.*
• * UAE experience in high-rise residential and commercial towers is mandatory.*
• * Strong knowledge of construction contracts, including FIDIC.*
• * Comprehensive understanding of the construction process, building products, construction details, regulations and quality standards.*
• * Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera and Aconex.*
• * Strong leadership, communication, coordination, commercial and stakeholder-management skills.